Alpenveilchen
[ˈalpn̩ˌfaɪ̯lçən]
The verdict
“Alpenveilchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzengattung aus der Unterfamilie der Myrsinengewächse (Myrsinaceae) innerhalb der Familie der Primelgewächse (Primulaceae) mit etwa zwanzig, vom Mittelmeer bis Zentralasien vorkommenden Arten
Corpus desk
Index DE-alpenveilchen · Alpenveilchen · German
Alpenveilchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alpenveilchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈalpn̩ˌfaɪ̯lçən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Alpenveilchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Alpenveilchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈalpn̩ˌfaɪ̯lçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Alpenveilchen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Alpenveilchen, spelled A-L-P-E-N-V-E-I-L-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Pflanzengattung aus der Unterfamilie der Myrsinengewächse (Myrsinaceae) innerhalb der Familie der Primelgewächse (Primulaceae) mit etwa zwanzig, vom Mittelmeer bis Zentralasien vorkommenden Arten
- 2Zierpflanze als Vertreter der unter [1] beschriebenen Gattung (Cyclamen), mit großen, ründlichen bis herzförmigen Blättern und leuchtenden roten, rosa oder weißen Blüten, die an einzelnen langen, fleischigen Stängeln sitzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alpenveilchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alpenveilchen blühen rosarot bis violett und teilweise auch weiß.
Alpenveilchen gehören zu den beliebtesten Zimmerpflanzen in Europa.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.